Páez Municipality, Miranda

Páez is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Miranda and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 39,097.[1] The town of Río Chico is the municipal seat of the Páez Municipality.[2]

For other uses, see Páez.
Páez Municipality

Municipio Páez
Municipality
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Location in Miranda
Páez Municipality
Location in Venezuela
Coordinates: 10°40′28″N 71°30′50″W
Country Venezuela
StateMiranda
Municipal seatRío Chico
Government
 • MayorEmilio Ruiz (AD)
Area
 • Total963 km2 (372 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total39,097
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (VET)
Area code(s)0234
WebsiteOfficial website

Name

The municipality is one of several in Venezuela named "Páez Municipality" for independence hero José Antonio Páez.

Demographics

The Páez Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 39,097 (up from 33,259 in 2000). This amounts to 1.4% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 40.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (105/sq mi).[4]

Government

The mayor of the Páez Municipality is Emilio Ruiz, re-elected on October 31, 2004 with 39% of the vote.[5][6] The municipality is divided into five parishes; Río Chico, El Guapo, Tacarigua de La Laguna, Paparo, and San Fernando del Guapo.[2]

References
  1. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion6.xls%5B%5D
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-03-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls%5B%5D
  4. http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/miranda/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls%5B%5D
  5. http://www.cne.gob.ve/regionales2004/13/alcaldedis=0&edo=13&mun=6&par=0&cen=0&mesa=0&cua=0.html
  6. http://www.cne.gob.ve/estadisticas/e016.pdf


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